DJ Hero was a profoundly innovative game — spun off from a franchise and a publisher rarely applauded for their profound innovation — tapping into new genres of music and methods of interacting with it. It was, for lack of a better term, lightning in a bottle and, for all its inherent freshness, an awfully difficult act to follow.
DJ Hero 2 manages to iterate on the series’ debut outing not by introducing new modes or instruments — okay, it tries to do both of those things with moderate success — but rather, by polishing the very mechanics of virtual mixmastering to a near-perfect sheen.
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DJ Hero 2 review: A mechanical masterpiece originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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